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Local sought toys for Vietnamese kids in ‘66

UPCOMING EVENTS

Bus trip planned to New York City
NYC bus trip
Craft show to benefit trooper’s family
YMCA to honor ‘Hometown Heroes’

Sheriff's Sales

Luzerne County Sheriff's Sales

Friday, November 20, 2009

WEST PITTSTON – Until now, those wishing to order cheese, coffees and other foods from the igourmet.com warehouse had to go online, no matter if they lived in West Pittston or West Virginia. But in a rare move, the specialty foods retailer will open its doors to the public this Saturday.

Wyoming Area addresses tax-relief question

EXETER -- An agenda full of routine items made for an uneventful Wyoming Area School Board work session Thursday.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Fleeing from police produces more charges

PITTSTON – A city man who was rescued from a ravine after a Tuesday night foot chase has been charged.

Scarantino starts prison term

When Ross Scarantino reported to a federal prison on Nov. 10, he became the first person in the ongoing public corruption probe in Luzerne County to begin serving time behind bars.

Teacher hiring delayed

YATESVILLE – The Pittston Area School Board on Tuesday tabled a proposal to add a special education teacher on the grounds that the addition would be better addressed in the 2010-11 budget.

Pittston raises police strength

PITTSTON – Two police hirings by council Wednesday were met with spontaneous rounds of applause from the many police officers, family and friends present in chambers to watch the vote.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Chase, rescues precede arrest

PITTSTON – Three police officers and a man who was a fugitive from justice had to be rescued from a 30-foot embankment after a brief chase Tuesday evening.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Developer admits errors, upbeat on Pittston Twp. industrial park

PITTSTON TWP. – Conceding that mistakes were made in the way Mericle Development approached clearing trees from a buffer area for Suscon residents, Mericle chief operating officer Lou Sebia promised residents the company would finish landscaping the area to mitigate runoff and appearance concerns.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Two area Saab dealers lose dealership rights

KUNKLE – For 52 years new Saabs have been sold in this Dallas Township village. But by year’s end that will no longer be the case. Kunkle Motors has been informed that it will be one of 81 Saab dealers in the United States that will have its dealership rights terminated once the company is sold to Swedish carmaker Koenigsegg.

Remembering the Exeter mine disaster 111 years later

WEST PITTSTON -- Contemporary news accounts called it a “a fearful mine calamity.” One hundred eleven years later, two local men want to make sure it’s remembered.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Sem to host Cottle Benefit Concert

Members of the Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Department and Sem students will honor a friend and colleague with a special benefit performance on Sunday, November 15 at 2 p.m.

Chief Williams to serve as counselor for RAO

Director, Raymond Smith and members of the (RAO) Retiree Activities Office, Wyoming, Pa welcomed new member, retired Chief Master Sergeant to the RAO. Chief Williams served 27 years in the United States Air Force in the captivity of Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor. Williams and his wife, Catherine resides in West Pittston. The Retiree Activities Office disseminates information of benefits available to Military retirees and their families, is located at the Marine Corps Training Center, Wyoming, Pa. The RAO is a satellite of McQuire AFB, NJ.

CD sales to benefit children

Father Jim Paisley, pastor of Saint Therese’s Church in Shavertown and former pastor of Saint Maria Goretti Church in Laflin, has released his first solo album, “My Grown up Christmas Wish.” The sale of the CD will benefit Wyoming Valley Children’s Association, a local nonprofit agency that provides physical, occupational and speech therapy to children with developmental disabilities and preschool education to children of all abilities.

Free Health Clinic two years old

Ann Cocco couldn’t stay retired for long.

WP man’s memoir reads like an adventure novel

A rocket propelled grenade slams into the terrace outside of the bedroom window of the apartment he and his wife share in West Beirut, Lebanon. It makes a much louder sound than the routine gunfire to which they’ve become accustomed.

Duryea must fence in new skateboard area in park

Duryea Borough officials will draw up specifications and advertise for contractors to install a fence around the borough’s new skateboard park. The move comes at the request of the borough’s insurers, and will separate the skateboard area from the remainder of the park, located at the back of the borough building.

Young adult book club meets Monday

Hangout @ Your Library, Pittston Memorial Library’s young adult book club for high school students, will meet on Monday, Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. Copies of this month’s selection, Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi are available at the circulation desk for checkout. Snacks will be provided. Call or visit the library to register. Pittston Memorial Library is located at 47 Broad St. Pittston; telephone number is 654-9565. Library hours are: Mondays and Thursdays, 12 noon to 8 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

UNICO Ladies selling Entertainment Books

The Ladies of UNICO are selling 2010 Entertainment Books. The books can be used immediately. They have many 50% coupons and offerings for area restaurants, dry cleaners, grocers, chain stores, movie and video rental stores. many are two for one offers. The cost of the books are $20.00 each. Proceeds benefit the Wyoming Valley Children’s Association. The books are available from any member of Ladies of UNICO or by calling Rosalie Viola at 654-0176 or Nancy Giunta at 655-9362.

Clinic closed night before Thanksgiving

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the Care and Concern Free Health Clinic will be closed on Wednesday, November 25.

Marker honors women of garment industry

The Greater Pittston Historical Society in cooperation with the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce unveiled a marker dedicated to the women in the garment industry on Thursday at the Pittston Tomato Festival lot on South Main Street.

Laflin Borough Council takes steps to save money

Laflin Borough officials Monday added to the workload of borough manager Barbara Fairchild by adding health care coordinator to her resume. Council had looked into a variety of ways to maintain the current health care services, and the net result was that they could save money by changing the way the health care services are administered. The options available were allowing Blue Cross to administer the program, which covers five employees, or placing the control in the hands of a consultant, or doing the work in house.